Hershey (HSY) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) recorded Free Cash Flow of $650.12 million in Q3 2026, down 14.0% from $755.99 million a year earlier but up 97.3% from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Hershey's Free Cash Flow came in at $2.12 billion as of Sep 27, 2026, up 15.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.82 billion, down 5.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Free Cash Flow came in at $1.93 billion in FY2024 (+24.1%), $1.55 billion in FY2023 (-14.2%), $1.81 billion in FY2022 (+13.9%) and $1.59 billion in FY2021 (+26.2%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has ranged from $27.13 million in Q2 2025 to $807.08 million in Q4 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow rose in three of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 1.0%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Free Cash Flow in the last five years was growth of 90.6% in Q3 2024, against a decline of 86.1% in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $329.49 million (Q2 2026), $354.21 million (Q1 2026) and $788.47 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.95 Bn | 98.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.23 Bn | 77.29 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 991.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.99 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 650.12 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.72 Bn | 16.47 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 702.00 Mn |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.50 Bn | 16.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 207.30 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.27 Bn | 14.05 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 337.30 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.58 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 112.10 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.22 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 172.44 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.17 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 89.50 Mn |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.87 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 143.80 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 650.12 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 329.49 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 354.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 788.47 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 755.99 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 27.13 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 251.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 807.08 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 567.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 195.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 355.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 535.14 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 297.64 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 140.00 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 579.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 608.16 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 327.39 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 357.41 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 515.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 530.74 Mn |
API Access
Hershey Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "HSY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();